2024 Scholarship

Application Review

Thank you so much for volunteering your time to review the 2024 Chahta Foundation Scholarship applications. We wrote out these steps to help with the review process and give you some information on scoring applications!

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Scholarship Rubric

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How to review the 2024 Chahta Foundation Applications

Process

  1. Login to the scholarship database

    Using any browser, except internet explorer, please visit:

  2. To begin reviewing

    After you log in, you will see a list of your associated groups. You will see what percentage of applications you have completed and the number remaining. Select the group (example: High School, Undergraduate, Masters, Doctorate) to see your list of applications for consideration and scoring.

    • After you begin reviewing, you will be able to sort by your given score or if the scoring is complete.
  3. Reviewing an application

    After selecting an application, begin to look through the provided information.

    • A scoring rubric is provided on screen. Click here for greater detail on the scoring rubric.
      • Academics and Ability – Up to 25 Points
      • Short Answer – Up to 25 Points
    • After scoring each category, please save and select next.
    • You are able to change your score later if you desire.
  4. Stay in touch

    Once you have completed the review of all of your applications, or if you have any questions during the review process or about our scholarship program, please let us know!

2024 Scholarship Application Review FAQs

Scholarship Rubric

Academics and Ability
• Grades and Classes Outside of major, are the classes challenging or an easy grade?
• Test Scores ACT, SAT, etc. may be a better indicator than High School grades.
• Rankings Top 3 out of 400 students may hold more weight than top 3 of 16.
• First Generation Are they a first generation college student?
• School Why did they choose their school? Is there a less costly school that would work as well?
• Degree Plan Why did they choose their field of study? Does the applicant reflect a desire for the degree plan, or was it selected for personal gain, such as financial or family expectations.
• Activities and Volunteering What do they do outside of the classroom? How do they help others? This should be more than a hobby.
• Community Involvement How do they impact those around them?
• Leadership Where have they shown leadership potential?

Short Answer
• Quality Is the application answered thoughtfully? Are there grammar mistakes? Are the short answers well developed?
• Work History Does the applicant have a work history? Is it connected to their degree plan?
• Cultural Involvement Do they participate in tribal activities or display an interest if they are unable to join?
• Challenges How do they impact their families? Do they have a disabled parent, a ward, are they a single mother, etc.
• Responsibility Does the applicant have a bad semester? Do they take blame, when appropriate, or put the fault on others or situations?
• Supported Actions If the applicant states that the household income is limited, but talks about spending time and money on extravagant hobbies.
Would you like to print out this Rubric? Click here.
What is the ACT to SAT Conversion?
ACT SAT
Range		 ACT SAT
Range		 ACT SAT
Range		 ACT SAT
Range
36 1570-1600 29 1330-1350 22 1100-1120 15 830-870
35 1530-1560 28 1300-1320 21 1060-1090 14 780-820
34 1490-1520 27 1260-1290 20 1030-1050 13 730-770
33 1450-1480 26 1230-1250 19 990-1020 12 690-720
32 1420-1440 25 1200-1220 18 960-980 11 650-680
31 1390-1410 24 1160-1190 17 920-950 10 620-640
30 1360-1380 23 1130-1150 16 880-910 9 590-610
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3rd Party Scholarship Information

Here are some common scholarships and their requirements:

Program Value Threshold Requirements
Oklahoma’s Promise College Tuition $55,000 or below • Must be an Oklahoma resident.
• Must enroll in the 8th, 9th or 10th grade.
• The parents’ federal adjusted gross income must not exceed $55K per year.
Pell Grant The maximum Federal Pell Grant award is $6,345 for the 2020–21 award year Expected Family Contribution is at or below $5,140.
Typically, Income $60,000 and below.		 • Be an undergraduate student who has not earned a bachelor’s degree (with some exceptions for students in post baccalaureate teaching programs)
• Be enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a regular student in an eligible degree or certificate program
• Have earned a high school diploma or a GED or have completed a high school education in an approved home-school setting
• Be a U.S. citizen or an eligible noncitizen
Academic Scholars Program(Regents) Full cost of tuition, books, fees room, and board Not income based • Oklahoma students can automatically qualify for the program by achieving designation as a National Merit Scholar, National Merit Finalist or United States Presidential Scholar or by scoring at or above the 99.5 percentile on the ACT or SAT.
• For fall 2020, the ACT required score is a total sum score of the skill areas of 135.
• For fall 2020, the SAT required score is a total sum score of the critical reading and math skill areas of 1540.
• Public colleges and universities may also nominate students attending their institution for the program based on criteria established by each institution.
Do I have a deadline to review these?

We would like the subcommittee to finish review by May 7th in order to let applicants know of their scholarship status as soon as possible.

I recognize this person - what do I do?

If you recognize the applicant, please contact us, and we will assign the applicant to a different subcommittee member.

The documents are hard to read...

We do our best to present the application as close as possible to the original submission. At times, the students will submit a low-quality image of their documentation. Please review to the best of your ability.

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